House’s Brady signals tax bill may ease curbs on muni-bond sales

Lawmakers are re-examining a provision that would roll back subsidies for a big chunk of the municipal-bond market beginning next year, according to House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady.


SEC names new PCAOB chairman and members

The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed William Duhnke to succeed James Doty at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.


Going cashless: Should small business clients do it?

Here’s an overview of how going internally cashless might benefit (or hurt) your clients and a few talking points you can offer if they ask for your insight.


In the blogs: Roadblocks and monstrosities

Bitcoin’s gains and competition; deducting your holiday party; taxing research; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.


FEI teams with FENG on finance career development

Financial Executives International and the Financial Executives Networking Group are partnering together to offer career development help to each other’s members.


Use it or lose it: Deadline for startups to claim R&D Credit looms

Young business have until Dec. 31, 2017, to offset research costs from 2016 against their payroll tax liability.


Economists call Treasury's 1-page tax study ‘political document’

The U.S. Treasury Department produced a one-page document Monday that it described as an “analysis of growth and revenue estimates” based on the Senate tax bill, but economists quickly called the document a political statement, not a rigorous economic study.


Set and go: Preparers ready themselves for next season

Tax pros look beyond reform in Washington to start preparing themselves for 2018.


Tax debate update: Brady says compromise likely coming Friday

House and Senate Republicans are working this week on compromise tax-overhaul legislation in an effort to send it to President Donald Trump as soon as next week. Here are the latest developments, updated throughout the day.


KPMG resigns from auditing Liberty Tax

KPMG has resigned as Liberty Tax’s independent accounting firm amid the continuing fallout over Liberty founder John Hewitt.